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  The heavily locked-down mobile ecosystem has been disastrous for human freedom of choice. Somewhere in the multiverse, Apple didn't deprioritize the web, PWAs are popular, and only the most performance-sensitive apps are native. From: @slightlyoff https://toot.cafe/@slightlyoff/112928148054827363

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  @davatron5000 @jimniels It's interesting this article mentions Clojure and evolution, because they have important, but opposite, lessons for us. As a long-time Clojure user, the core team's commitment to backwards compatibility is impressive. But the language has also stagnated; very few significant new features have emerged from the core team in recent years. I think there are multiple reasons why, but a conservative outlook on software change is one of them. In regards to e...